variants
or less commonly byelaw
1
: a rule adopted by an organization chiefly for the government of its members and the regulation of its affairs
2
: a local ordinance
Examples of bylaw in a Sentence
the club's bylaws bar any member whose annual dues remain unpaid from voting in the election
Recent Examples on the Web
In the Caseys’ subsequent appeal, the First DCA appellate panel unanimously disagreed with the lower court’s decision and concluded that the bylaws were ambiguous as to whether the association or unit owner was responsible for maintaining the balcony railing.
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Jacob Leuze, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024
Mailman argued that by allowing transgender women into the chapter at the university, the national sorority council and president violated their obligation to sorority members to faithfully follow sorority bylaws.
—Mead Gruver, The Denver Post, 14 May 2024
Our condominium board is raising the budget, and thus our assessments, more than 7%, which our bylaws prohibit without unit owner approval.
—Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2024
But at the time, the club’s bylaws required a two-thirds majority to change a club rule.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 7 May 2024
Maybe the member schools need to include language in the bylaws to avoid punishing kids when a coach or administrator makes a clerical mistake.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
Jones, a Miami Gardens Democrat and rising star in Florida politics, is the first and only person to step up so far to succeed former Miami-Dade Democratic Party Chairman Robert Dempster, who was removed from the post last month for violating state party rules and bylaws.
—Max Greenwood, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
But the club’s bylaws require a two-thirds majority to change the policy on membership, and a new vote, if it were scheduled, would not be held until the summer.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Under my bylaws, persons dropped from the list can apply to be reinstated.
—Jack Handey, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
Jacob Leuze, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024
Mailman argued that by allowing transgender women into the chapter at the university, the national sorority council and president violated their obligation to sorority members to faithfully follow sorority bylaws.
—Mead Gruver, The Denver Post, 14 May 2024
Our condominium board is raising the budget, and thus our assessments, more than 7%, which our bylaws prohibit without unit owner approval.
—Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2024
But at the time, the club’s bylaws required a two-thirds majority to change a club rule.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 7 May 2024
Maybe the member schools need to include language in the bylaws to avoid punishing kids when a coach or administrator makes a clerical mistake.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
Jones, a Miami Gardens Democrat and rising star in Florida politics, is the first and only person to step up so far to succeed former Miami-Dade Democratic Party Chairman Robert Dempster, who was removed from the post last month for violating state party rules and bylaws.
—Max Greenwood, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
But the club’s bylaws require a two-thirds majority to change the policy on membership, and a new vote, if it were scheduled, would not be held until the summer.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Under my bylaws, persons dropped from the list can apply to be reinstated.
—Jack Handey, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
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“Bylaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bylaw. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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bylaw
noun
by·law
ˈbī-ˌlȯ 
: a rule adopted by an organization for governing its members and regulating its affairs
Etymology
Middle English bilawe "bylaw," probably from an early Norse compound of bȳr "town" and lǫg "law"
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